I’m getting really annoyed by that advert that appears at the beginning of every DVD I buy. You almost certainly know the one I mean, it goes something like this: Shady looking bloke steals a carMessage appears ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’Shady looking bloke steals a handbag Message appears ‘You wouldn’t steal a handbag’ Shady looking bloke steals mobile phone …

Major record companies are forcing Apple to curtail access to iTunes online stores across borders, leading to higher prices and less choice, the European Commission said Tuesday. The EU executive sent formal charges to Apple and the major record companies last week because consumers can only buy iTunes in their own countries and cannot shop around for cheaper prices and …

EMI Group will soon sell digital music with better sound quality and no digital rights management restrictions through Apple’s iTunes Store. EMI’s entire digital music catalog will be available in premium DRM-free form via iTunes in May, the music label said Monday at a press conference in London. Beatles tunes under EMI’s control, however, are not part of the plan. …